Community College

Community College
The topic area focuses on community colleges, which are public, two-year postsecondary institutions. The studies in this topic area examine the effectiveness of community college policies and programs that are intended to improve academic persistence, degree/certificate completion, and labor market outcomes. The topic area focuses on linked learning communities, accelerated learning, and paid performance incentive programs. The topic area also focuses on community college bridge programs for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), workforce program partnerships, and community-college based interventions intended to improve employment and earning outcomes and the attainment of industry-recognized certificates, certifications and credentials.

Status: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 1994 - 2019.

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Learning communities for students in developmental math: Impact studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges (Weissman et al. 2011)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of learning communities on academic progression, persistence, and credit accumulation among students in need of developmental math courses at…
A model for accelerating academic success of community college remedial English students: Is the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) effective and affordable? (Jenkins et al. 2010)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on success in college-level English courses (ENGL 101…
Learning communities for students in developmental reading: An impact study at Hillsborough Community College (Weiss et al. 2010)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of learning communities on credits earned, persistence, and course completion among students in need of developmental reading courses at Hillsborough…
Opening Doors: More guidance, better results? Three-year effects of an enhanced student services program at two community colleges (Scrivener & Weiss 2009)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Opening Doors program at Lorain County Community College and Owens Community College in Ohio. The Opening Doors program at these schools…
Getting back on track: Effects of a community college program on probationary students (Scrivener et al. 2009)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Opening Doors and Enhanced Opening Doors programs at Chaffey Community College in California on progress toward completing a degree. Students…
Rewarding Persistence: Effects of a performance-based scholarship program for low-income parents (Richburg-Hayes et. al 2009)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Opening Doors program at Delgado Community College and Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson in New Orleans, Louisiana, on progress toward…
Leading them to water: A study of the efficacy of a Mandatory Placement Project in first-year academic courses at a community college (Emmerson 2009)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
This study’s objective was to examine the effects of Des Moines Area Community College’s Mandatory Placement Project on credit completion and fall-to-spring semester persistence. The intervention…
A good start: Two-year effects of a freshman learning community program at Kingsborough Community College (Scrivener et al. 2008)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of Opening Doors learning communities at Kingsborough Community College in New York on progress toward completing a degree and enrollment in a four-…
Developing core skills in the major (Arcario et al. 2007)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of participation in one of three first-year academies (Allied Health, Business/Technology, or Liberal Arts) on course failure rates and course…
Paying for persistence: Early results of a Louisiana scholarship program for low-income parents attending community college (Brock & Richburg-Hayes 2006)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of Louisiana Opening Doors, a scholarship program, on semester-to-semester retention and course completion at two community colleges in Louisiana.…

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High Causal Evidence

Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence

Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence

Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
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Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
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The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
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The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
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The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable

The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable

Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence

The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence

The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence

The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence

The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.